Herr's Potato Chips

Green Lantern · #1 12-30-2007, 09:57 PM

http://www.herrs.com/

http://www.herrs.com/AboutHerrs/History.html

1946
The Herr Foods story began in 1946 when 21-year-old James Stauffer Herr bought a small potato chip company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for $1,750. In 1947, the business moved into a vacated tobacco shed on the Herr family farm. As he learned more about the business, Jim Herr developed new and better cooking processes and a delicious snack food became even better. As demand for Herr's® Potato Chips grew, so did the company.

1949
In the spring of 1949 Jim located a 3,600-square-foot bakery facility available for rent in the small town of West Willow, Pennsylvania. The bakery, along with an adjacent house, became workplace and home for Jim and his wife Mim.

1968
In 1968 the company operated 35 sales routes out of Nottingham and five from New Jersey. An additional 23,000 square feet were added to the plant. The new space provided more room for cooking, packing, and potato storage. A year later, Herr's® added 8,000 square feet of new stock rooms.

1969
As the company expanded, Jim Herr's reputation as an exceptional businessman grew as well. In 1969 he was named Pennsylvania's Small Businessman of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

1983
By the early eighties, waste disposal created a mounting problem for the rapidly growing company. At the same time, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources was enforcing stricter waste disposal legislation. Jim Herr’s search for a creative solution ended in his own backyard. Through the years, the company had purchased over 1,000 acres of farmland in the vicinity of the plant. In 1983 Jim negotiated a deal with a young couple to help him establish, on this land, the Herr Angus Farm.

1984
In the spring of 1984 the first load of 300 steers was delivered to the farm, and operations began. The cattle were fed potato peelings and rejected food products, mixed with traditional cattle feed. The farm manager worked with a nutritionist to develop the appropriate feeding mix and schedule for the cattle.Today, the farm produces wheat, soybean, corn and barley. Some of the crops are used as part of the mix in the cattle’s diet; the rest are sold. Starch, removed from the waste water before irrigating, is sold for fine paper manufacturing.
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Herr's - A fine product of Pennsylvania

Above is a small sample of the very interesting history of how the Herr's company began, grew and it's innovations.

yoyodyne · #2 01-01-2008, 03:12 PM

waiting for the tribute to the best chip ever, middleswarth!

karen_s · #3 01-04-2008, 08:02 PM

Herr's Salt and Vinegar - oh gosh, I think I gained 10 lb just thinking about those chips

Luray · #4 01-07-2008, 02:40 PM

Herr's are good, but I do prefer Troyer Farms when I can get them. Not that I should be eating chips at all ... stupid metabolism ... *grumble* ...

http://www.troyerfarms.com/

Troyer's cheese puffs are to die for as well.

jake · #5 08-20-2009, 10:24 PM

Theres lots of good local chips , most are listed there but Gribbles isnt , they have nice cheesy poofs.
Pennystreet pretzels are very good too.Had to vote for UTZ though cos i seen a documentry about Herrs and the guy was more concerned with pretty packaging than anything else.

Hunters Eye · #6 08-21-2009, 05:36 AM

I don't eat that much chips due to the greasieness. But when I do I love the salt n vinegar.

BABY BOO · #7 08-21-2009, 06:44 AM

My fav is UTZ....so good, dont eat them much but when I do look out. Cant just eat one lol

Hunters Eye · #8 08-21-2009, 06:49 AM

Now isn't that Lays slogan?

BABY BOO · #9 08-21-2009, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunters Eye

Now isn't that Lays slogan?

Yea I think so but it should be UTZ'S........ lol

Hunters Eye · #10 08-21-2009, 07:26 AM

Its goes along with beer. You can't just have 1.

Green Lantern · #11 08-21-2009, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jake

Theres lots of good local chips , most are listed there but Gribbles isnt , they have nice cheesy poofs.
Pennystreet pretzels are very good too.Had to vote for UTZ though cos i seen a documentry about Herrs and the guy was more concerned with pretty packaging than anything else.

Gibbles chips are really good. I love them. Used to be I could only get them out towards Lancaster or up in the Poconos.

Every once and a while I will treat myself to a bag of them.

Summerrain · #12 08-21-2009, 08:16 AM

I normally don't eat chips - but if I do - I like the kettle cooked jalepeno chips - Martins. Mostly, I eat apple chips.